Your bob hairstyle is both a timeless classic style and up-to-the-minute fashion. It is easy to wear and almost always ready to go. However, the one drawback of the bob is that, since it is so easy, it is apt to always look the same. The blessing of this easy style is also the curse. Bobs can be boring if they are always worn in the same manner. To keep your bob hairstyle from becoming boring, you may have to make a special effort to change the look of it once in a while.

A smooth layered bob was easily changed into this fun bouncy style. A narrow flat iron was used to create loose ribbon curls throughout the top area. The front, sides and nape areas were left as they were so that the sides framed the face and the nape stayed close to the neck. To get this look, select a large section of hair from the top. Clamp the flat iron over the strand at the base. Slowly drag the iron out toward the ends to warm and smooth the hair. Immediately, return the iron to the base of the strand. Drag it out and turn it to create the loose ribbon curl. Spray each new curl with hair spray to prevent it from loosening. Only eight to ten curls are needed to create this look.

When you are bored with the ribbon curls, the style can be changed one more time. Leaving the bangs and sides where they are, divide off and pull the top section back into a loose ponytail. Fluff the curly ends so that they cover the band. Some of the curls in the back are left down so that they blend with the curls of the ponytail. This fun half updo can be both casual and dressy, depending on your attire.If your bob is asymmetrical such as the Beckham bob, try adding two or three loose ribbon curls in the front only and only on the long side.

Hair Color Change UpThe classic hair color for a classic bob is all one beautiful rich shade. For an exciting change, highlight your bob with chunky light pieces around your face. Smaller strands behind the chunky pieces help to blend the color to darker hair in the nape area. Hair below the occipital bone can be left natural or tinted a shade or two darker than your own color.

This is a layered angle bob that any woman over forty or even over fifty can wear. It is very up to date in styling but softened so that it is flattering to an aging face. The shape of the bob is cut in, stacked in back and as a last step, the sides are texturized so that they lay close to the face. Texturizing on top helps to add fullness. It is a beautiful hairstyle.

But in this article I want to feature this model’s beautiful hair color.The model’s natural hair color is dark blonde but she prefers and looks well in extra light blonde.

The first step is to lighten it with a high-lift tint. The tint used has a violet base to help cut through gold tones. It is mixed with 30 volume developer. This lightens her natural color to light golden blonde – nice but not light enough to suit her taste and still too gold.

The next step is to highlight her hair with another high-lift violet base tint mixed with 40 volume developer. Bleach could be used, however the results are easier to control using tint. Using bleach may also be more damaging. The extra light blonde is now exactly what the model loves but adding one more touch will add the needed dimension and depth to her hair color.

As a last step fine strands of medium blonde were added. They were placed carefully under the outer layers to add shadows and depth.

This hair color combination may seem complicated but it is easily retouched every four weeks.

Upkeep may be different from month to month. Decide what is needed in the hair color before beginning.

If the highlights are still bright and the lowlights are un-faded, all that is needed is to retouch the new growth. Apply the base color to the new growth only and process. Do not run it through the ends before shampooing.

Sometimes too much time may have been spent in the sun so there is no need to highlight. Spray the ends of the hair with liquid protein or leave in conditioner to reduce the porosity, then add lowlights. While the foils are still in the hair, apply the base color to the new growth. Process both colors at the same time and shampoo.

Sometimes her hair color will be in need of a complete overhaul. Spray the ends with liquid protein or leave in conditioner to even the porosity. Add highlights and lowlights at the same time, being careful to keep track of the placement of each color.As soon as the foils are in place, apply the base color to the new growth. Process the correct amount of time and shampoo.

This is not hair color that should be done at home. To get this look, visit a professional colorist.

I love chin length bobs. The chin length makes it easy to style and layering gives it fullness and lots of movement Bobs are always in style and this layered version is sassy and fun as well. It is one of the most versatile bobs. A low side part provides a dramatic drape. Tuck the heavy side behind your ear or let it fall seductively over one eye. Tuck the light side behind your ear while the heavy side falls forward.

To create this look.

Shampoo and condition with body building products – usually labeled as ‘volumizing’ or ‘fine hair.’ If, on the other hand, you have hair with lots of natural body, try ‘smoothing’ or ‘moisturizing’ products.

Blot your hair with a towel and apply styling foam starting at the root area and extending it out to the ends.

Blow your hair dry using a large round brush.

If you prefer more curl on the ends than the brush provides, use a large barreled curling iron on the top and crown.

To keep the fullness longer:

Pick up one section of hair and curl it with the curling iron.

Take the iron out. Before you release the hair, backcomb it slightly at the base.

Spray the backcombing with flexible hold hair spray.

Gently place the hair.

Continue through all the hair at the crown.

For a casual look and for more control, use a headband to keep your hair back.

For this look:

After your shampoo, apply styling foam and scrunch it using a towel.

While your hair is still damp, insert the headband.

Using a narrow headband, slide it into your hair starting at the hairline. Slide it about half way back. Then, slide it back forward slightly to push in a little fullness around your face.

For this look, blow your hair under smoothly and part it in a low side part.

Fold a scarf so that it is two or three inches wide. Insert another, smaller scarf or kerchief inside for more bulk. This also will produce the effect of more height on top.

Place the center of the scarf on top of your head. It should be at the hairline allowing the bangs to drape across your forehead with the ends tucked under it.

Tie the scarf at the back of your neck so that it secures the bangs and sides. Allow the back of your hair to fall over the knot. It’s OK if the ends show.

As always, updos are very much in fashion. Elegant up swept hair is great for parties, prom, weddings and for the office. Bob hair cuts are also very much in style. How do you have the benefit of both fashionable hairstyles – the bob and the updo? It takes some imagination, styling techniques and the use of styling products, and a little practice, but an updo is easily in your future.

This bob is one length with long front that drapes over one eye.

Shampoo and condition with body building products. Updos require lots of body to work with.

Apply firm hold mousse or styling gel and blow your hair dry with a large round brush. If your hair does not curl easily, set it with large hot rollers.

To style, back-brush all of the hair from the crown to the back. Spray the teasing lightly with hair spray.

If there is enough hair at the nape, fold it over and pin it flat with bobby pins.

Start at the middle back area and gently smooth the teased hair down and tuck the ends under at the nape area or just above the bobby pins.

Alternately, you can smooth it into a vertical roll and slide bobby pins through it to hold it.

Part the front so that it sweeps to the side, and smooth the crown area back.

Use hair spray to hold your bob updo in place

Tips

To maintain maximum control of your hair, use an ample amount of styling mousse or styling gel.

When smoothing, use a very light touch so that you conceal the back-brushing but leave the fullness.

Not all of the ends will be long enough to pin in place. That is why styling product and hair spray is used for control.

This updo is great if you usually wear your bob with bangs. Comb them off your face for a sophisticated transition.

Prepare your hair for this bob updo as instructed above.

Lightly back-brush all of your hair and spray it with hair spray.

Use your fingers to comb your hair straight back from the front. This style is not combed smooth. Ridges are left in for texture.

Depending on the length of your bob, either form the back into a roll and secure with bobby pins or smooth it down and to the center.

The nape area (only about one inch from the bottom) of this bob is left down and allowed to flip out slightly.

Alternative finish:If the hair in the crown area of your bob is long, you may be able to form loose curls in the back. Pin them in with bobby pins and let a few tendrils hang down to blend in with the shorter nape area.

I love reviewing salon products. I test the products on my own thick, curly, slightly frizzy, color enhanced hair and on other types of hair when it is possible.

The first thing I noticed when I received Orchids Oil by White Sands was the very attractive packaging. The frosted glass bottle with silver lettering and cap more closely resembles a bottle of fine perfume than it does a hair product. The tiny picture of an orchid adds just the right touch of color.The bottle is designed to inhibit the flow of the product, allowing only a small amount to escape. I found this helpful when using a few drops of Orchids Oil on dry hair but more difficult when collecting the prescribed nickel sized amount to be used on wet hair.

The literature says that the product will

Restore and balance moisture

Soften thick coarse hair

Control frizz and fly-aways

Promote shine

Detangle and is great for round brush styling

Make hair soft and silky.

I used Orchids Oil on wet hair and then applied more after drying it. When my hair was dry and styled, it felt very soft and conditioned without an oily or product feel. It had a nice healthy shine. I did not use a round brush but my hair handled very easily and was without tangles.

Enhance healing properties when infused with treatments

Strengthen elasticity to brittle hairIn my trials, I had no way of testing these claims.

Reduce drying time.My hair did dry fast but with out a control area, I couldn’t tell if Orchids actually reduced the drying time.

Soften and moisturize skin.I used a few drops on my arms. Orchids Oil went on smoothly, seemed to absorb into the skin and left my skin feeling smooth. It imparted a subtle glow and light pleasant fragrance without any oily look or feel.

The literature says that Orchids Oil may also be added to other treatments such as hair color or lightener.I plan to investigate this in the future.

Ingredients:
The literature states that it takes about 2.2 pounds of orchid roots to produce one gram of orchid extract. This, of course would be cost prohibitive in any hair care product so it is mixed with other ingredients stretch the product while keeping the conditioning properties. The label lists just four ingredients.

Cyclomethicone is a clear, odorless, silicone-based oil that is often used in bath & body recipes. Since it evaporates quickly, it is commonly used as a carrier for fragrance or essential oils in cosmetics. It is widely used in hair care treatments.

Dimethiconol is derived from silica, a naturally occurring substance found in sand and rocks. It is used as a non greasy lubricant for hair conditioners. The cosmetic industry uses Dimethiconol to cause hair and skin to look smooth and silky and to add shine.

Bulbophyllum sp –This is the orchid.

Fragrance: The fragrance used in Orchids by White Sands is a light fragrance that reminds me of orchids.

Final thoughts:I liked the results of using Orchids Oil. It is very light and is perfect for fine hair – imparting a healthy frizz free look while leaving in the body. My hair has more natural body than I like, so I will most likely use Orchids in combination with other heavier products.

Orchids Oil was provided to me free of charge for review by Janice McCafferty CommunicationsI love reviewing new salon products. I test the products on my own thick, curly, slightly frizzy, color enhanced hair and on other types of hair when it is possible.

The bob haircut is an ever fashionable style that first made its appearance in the 1920's and has reappeared, as the trend, many times since. The style was, at first, shocking as women who previously prided themselves on long, luxurious hair, chopped off their locks in a show of independence and equality with men. The original style was worn straight and flat on top or waved with a Marcel iron.

A style is a 'bob' if it is cut with a weighted area falling anywhere from just below the ears to just below the chin.Although the bob has faded from the style front on occasion it has always been in the back-ground showing sophistication and class. Vidal Sassoon made such a hit with his severe and sculpted adaptation of this style that many think that it originated with him.The most interesting thing about the bob is that it has been updated and modified for many style trends but with each come-back, the original look is still as acceptable as the new styles.

This style is adaptable to many facial structures and textures of hair. This, along with the ease of styling most adaptations are likely reasons for its tendency to keep reappearing on the style scene.Over the years, the cut has been modified by adding bangs or taking them away, stylized by cutting one side short while leaving the other long, texturized, permed, waved, poofed and flattened, but it is always unmistakably a bob.

Curly or straight, there is a bob haircut to fit just about every face and life style. So if you are looking for a new look that is sophisticated and stylish as well as appropriate for the office and easy to care for, there is very likely a bob that is perfect for you.

The bob hair cut is one of the most popular all time hair styles. It has been popular in every generation and has gone through many changes in shape and mood. Currently, any style bob cut is in style and can be formed to your personal taste. In fact you can change the look of your bob hairstyle to be uniquely yours by changing the look of your bangs – also called fringe. The shape and length of the bangs can serve to flatter or to detract from certain features.

Narrow face, small eyes, long face

These short bangs are also sometimes referred to a baby bangs. As the name implies, you give a youthful appearance to the hairstyle. Since they are short, they expose more area around the eyes. This draws attention to well shaped eyes or eyes of a beautiful color. It also causes the eyes to appear larger. Short bangs that are cut fairly straight across serve to add width to the forehead. This is flattering to a narrow face shape. To add less width, angle the bangs down at the sides or create a more narrow bang section that does not extend as far into the temple. The short bangs will also be more apt to add length to the face than bangs that are trimmed at or below the eyebrow.

Narrow face, Long face, large features

These bangs are trimmed at or below the eyebrows giving a more sophisticated and dramatic look. This type of bang will sometimes tend to conceal the eyesrather than accentuate. When these bangs are heavy, they can have an overpowering effect to a face with small features. Texturizing this type of bang will soften it and lessen the overpowering effect. This type of bang will also add width to the face as discussed above making it flattering for a narrow face shape.

Oval face, Wide face, Round face

This layered bob has soft layered bangs. The layering adds fullness and height to the top of the head and forehead. The layering causes the sides to cling closer to the sides of the face. This style is flattering to a wide or round face shape. The odd lengths in the bangs “open up” one eye giving the face an illusion of length, while draping over the other eye giving the style sophistication and drama.

Wide face, Round face, Triangle or Square face

The long side bang is the most dramatic of this set. The bangs are trimmed to a level that is just below the cheek bone, causing the forehead to appear more narrow and calling attention to the lips. The angle of the bangs adds length to the face the illusion of height. This style is flattering to a triangle, square, or round shaped face.

You don't have to settle for bangs (fringe) like everyone else. Be creative. Be you.

The bob hairstyle is one of the most popular hairstyles today and is easily the hairstyle withthe most longevity. The first bob made its appearance on the fashion scene in the 1920's.There has been some sort of bob in fashion in almost every season's style trends since then. The bob is not only fashionable, sophisticated and easy to style, there is a style of bob that will fit every face shape.

Those of you who are fortunate enough to have an oval shaped face with its symmetrical featurescan wear any of the bob styles but if there are problem areas, you may find some help here.

Heart Shaped Face, Oblong Face Shape, Long & Narrow, or Pointy ChinThe classic bob is all one length with the blunt perimeterfalling anywhere between ear length and chin length.At all one length, it is flat on top and calls attention to wherever the ends fall – that being either the cheek bones, jaw or chin. This style is best worn by someone with an oblongface, long and narrow face or someone with a narrow orpointy chin. This bob is a good choice for someone with aheart shaped face. If your face is wide in the chin area, such as a square chin or a round face or pear shaped face shape, I suggestchoosing one of the other bob styles.

Round or Square Face ShapeThis bob hairstyle is all one length with one side trimmed at ear leveland the other side falling at just below the chin. The part is usually wornon the short side allowing the other side to be dramatically long. This bob can be effective for the woman with a round or square face shape. The asymmetrical styling draws the attention away from a wide of full face.

Triangle Face Shape, Pear Shaped, or Mature FaceThis layered bob can be worn by someone whose face is narrow at the top. The bangs help to add width. The layers give the top and sides fullness. This is very effective in drawing the attention up and helping to give the face an uplifted look. It will draw attention away from a full chin or jaw lineand also away from sagging skin in someone with a more mature face.

Full FaceThis bob is also layered but worn without bangs. The layering provides fullness toward the top andhelps to take away from the fullness at the bottom. It is very effective when trimmed at or justbelow chin level. Worn below the chin and close to the face, will help to camouflage a full face.

Do you have an area in your hairstyle that doesn’t seem to go with the rest of your hair? Does it seem as if part of your hair doesn’t belong with the rest? If so, you may have Multi-textured hair.

Multi-textured hair is having straight hair with one strand that insists on waving or curly hair that has straight areas, or very thick hair beside thin hair, etc. . If you are blessed with this combination hair, be assured that you are not alone. You may have had the experience of having a hairdresser style it to perfection only to find that it is impossible for you to style at home. This type of hair will always be difficult but with patience and the correct products and styling aids and with patience you will be able to control it. Check out the case study below.

Let me tell you about one of the most challenging of my clients.

Alice’s naturally curly hair is of very uneven texture. The crown area is very curly with a strong tendency toward frizziness. It is also very thick in this area. The bang area is slightly less curly while the hair at the sides is almost straight, fine and somewhat thinner. The nape section is yet anther texture with medium to light curl and medium thickness.Because of the uneven curl and the frizziness of the crown, Alice prefers not to wear it curly and would most like a smooth, bob, with some piecey layers.

As always, I start with a shampoo formulated for the hardest to control sections. In this case I choose a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner to help prevent frizziness. I apply the conditioner to the top and crown only, rinse well and towel dry.

Next I apply Artec Kiwi blow silk to the top and crown for added shine and frizz control. Over this I use Matrix Sleek Look Lite Styling Crème to further help with smoothing and to lock out humidity.

Moving on to the sides and the nape area, I use Artec’s Control Gel to build body and to make the hair look thicker, improving the balance of the hair style.

To blow dry the top and crown, I use a large round brush with lots of bristles to smooth out the curl. A vent brush and my fingers work well on the sides and nape to build body while it is being blown dry.

I follow up with a narrow flat iron, pulling it from the root to the ends to remove excess fluff from the top, Often a curling iron is needed to add body and curl to the back and sides.

I add the finishing touches with a little pomade or hair wax to separate some strands for a piecey look and finish with Sleek Look Water-free Lock Down hair spray to lock out humidity.So in summation, take heart, those of you with Multi-texture hair! Simply treat each individual texture according to its own needs and experiment with products until you find the ones that work best for you.

Beautiful hair begins with choosing the right shampoo and conditioner.Products formulated for your hair texture can make the difference between fabulous hair and an ordinary 'do'.

People have been searching for hair loss remedies for centuries. Topical applications, shampoo, conditioners and stimulation all have some degree of success but none of them have been shown to result in a natural full head of hair.

Those who are looking for a better solution to baldness can be more assured of the results with Hair Transplantation. This is a proven procedure that has performed since the late 1950's with techniques being perfected since that time.

Transplantation is a surgical procedure that removes hair from the back and sides of the head, (where the patient has plenty of hair) and transplants it to the balding or thinning areas. The "donor" area is anesthetized and a strip of scalp tissue about one-half to one inch wide and four or five inches long is removed. The donor area is sutured together and heals leaving only a thin line that is covered by the hair from surrounding areas that grows over it.

That strip that has been removed is divided into many grafts, some containing as few as one or two hairs. These grafts are implanted into the balding area and are accepted and fed by the body. You may know that the chemical DHT causes hair loss in many men and some women. DHT occurs naturally in the body. Amazingly the grafted hairs are not susceptible to DHT and will grow for a lifetime requiring no further special care.